South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-7-190 — Mayor pro tempore elected from council membership.

South Carolina·Title 5 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS·Ch. 7 GENERAL STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES

Immediately after any general election for the municipal council, the council shall elect from its membership a mayor pro tempore for a term of not more than two years. The mayor pro tempore shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall serve as mayor until a successor is elected.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-48; 1975 (59) 692.

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Scope of chapter.

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School resource officers; procedures for certain arrests; jurisdiction; employment rights.

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Conflict of interests of municipal officer or employee.

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Extension of police jurisdiction and authority of municipalities bordering on high tide line or high water mark of navigable body of water.

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Lifeguard and safety services provided by coastal municipalities.

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Coastal municipalities' criminal jurisdiction over piers and other structures and waters of the ocean.

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Police jurisdiction over certain streets and highways along which municipal boundaries run.

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Powers of municipality vested in council; quorum.

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Mayor or councilman prohibited from holding other political office during term elected.

§ 5-7-190

Mayor pro tempore elected from council membership.

§ 5-7-20

Form and effect of corporate name of municipality.

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